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Thunderstorm Wind in Stanly County, North Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 8, 2024 · Stanly County, North Carolina

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)
$15K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Widespread trees and powerlines were reported down from the towns of Locust to Albemarle.

The wider storm

An area of thunderstorms across Kentucky and Tennessee tracked east-southeast into the southern Piedmont, Sandhills, and southern Coastal Plain of central North Carolina in the late afternoon and evening hours. The thunderstorm complex produced several reports of downed trees and powerlines across the southern Piedmont and Sandhills.

Began near St Martin (35.2960, -80.2856).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173280. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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